Motorola Droid X2 with Tegra 2 vs Droid X

A lot of things have changed since last year(Motorola Droid X came up), and it’s time for the original Droid X to finally get replaced with something even more powerful, the Tegra 2-packing Motorola Droid X2.

Motorola seems to have taken an ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ approach with the X2, as the new handset is superficially identical to its predecessor. In fact, it’s literally the exact same size, shape, and weight. I borrowed a friend’s Droid X and stuck the X2 alongside it for comparison. With both turned off, I doubt most people could tell the two apart.

The X2 even fits inside the original X case and uses the same battery. The only physical difference between the X and X2 is that the dedicated two-step camera button is now gone. It’s a bit odd considering how much of a fuss Motorola originally made about being one of very few Android handsets that actually offer a camera capture button, allowing you to quickly get into the application by holding the button, and make captures without tapping the screen and potentially losing the shot.


The nice thing about the two phones’ superficial similarity is that cases are backwards compatible, though you’ll get some useless bulge for the absent camera button. I stuck the X2 in my friend’s X case, and it fit perfectly inside. Likewise, the X2 uses the same exact BH5X 5.6 Whr battery that the original X used, so if you’ve got extra batteries laying around or are replacing an X, you can continue using them.

I see a lot of people carrying the X around just about everywhere - it’s clearly a hugely successful device for Motorola. Building some rapport with end users by keeping the design the same and doing things like using the same battery are a good way to keep people that bought Moto buying Moto a second time. It’s nice to see that we’ve moved on (at least somewhat) from the era where upgrading handsets meant having to re-buy almost all accessories but the charger.

Physical Comparison
	Apple iPhone 4	HTC Thunderbolt	Motorola Droid X	Motorola Droid X2
Height	115.2 mm (4.5")	122 mm (4.8")	126.5 mm (4.98")	126.5 mm (4.98")
Width	58.6 mm (2.31")	67 mm (2.63")	65.5 mm (2.58")	65.5 mm (2.58")
Depth	9.3 mm ( 0.37")	13.2 mm (0.52")	9.9 - 14.4 mm (0.39"-0.57")	9.9 - 14.4 mm (0.39"-0.57")
Weight	137 g (4.8 oz)	183.3 g (6.46 oz)	149.2 g (5.26 oz)	148.8 g (5.25 oz)
CPU	Apple A4 @ ~800MHz	1 GHz MSM8655 45nm Snapdragon	1 GHz OMAP3630	1 GHz Dual Core Cortex-A9 Tegra 2 AP20H
GPU	PowerVR SGX 535	Adreno 205	PowerVR SGX530	ULP GeForce
RAM	512MB LPDDR	768 MB LPDDR2	512 MB LPDDR2	512 MB LPDDR2
NAND	16GB or 32GB integrated	4 GB NAND, 32 GB microSD class 4 preinstalled	8 GB NAND, 16 GB microSD class 4 preinstalled	8 GB NAND, 8 GB microSD class 4 preinstalled
Camera	5MP with LED Flash + Front Facing Camera	8 MP with AF/Dual LED flash, 720p30 video recording, 1.3 MP front facing	8 MP with AF/LED Flash, 720p24 video recording	8 MP with AF/LED Flash, 720p30 video recording
Screen	3.5" 640 x 960 LED backlit LCD	4.3” 800 x 480 LCD-TFT	4.3" 854 x 480 LCD-TFT	4.3" 960 x 540 RGBW LCD
Battery	Integrated 5.254 Whr	Removable 5.18 Whr	Removable 5.65 Whr	Removable 5.65 Whr

There’s so much that’s similar between the X and X2 that it’s easier to just call out what all is different. First off, the X2 of course is built around a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H SoC, which consists of two Cortex-A9 processors alongside a ULP GeForce GPU. There’s still 512 MB of LPDDR2 present. We’ll talk about the SoC and performance more in a bit. The second huge change is a that the X2 includes a qHD (960 x 540) LCD display with an RGBW PenTile subpixel layout. That’s up from the FWVGA (854 x 480) display on the Droid X. Again, we’ll talk about what all RGBW means in the display section, but this is similar to the display which Motorola shipped in the Atrix. Third, the X2 has an improved camera, which at first glance looks the same on paper (both are 8 MP with AF and dual LED flash), but as we will show later, produces much higher quality images.

The product launched online with minimal fanfare, and then quietly showed up in stores later - it just didn’t excite the Verizon Android fanbase as much as the original X launch did. Moreover, I find the X2 refresh a bit too safe, with no major outward physical differences to distinguish the X2 from its predecessor other than a subtle color change and a line of red text. No, that excitement seems to be building up to a fever pitch for the Bionic.

Lack of excitement aside, the X2 does however play an important role in Verizon’s smartphone lineup. Namely, it’s a device for customers who don’t want 4G LTE connectivity and the (admittedly) poor battery life (and current $50-$100 price premium) that comes with it. If you aren’t in an area slated to get LTE this year, waiting for the Bionic (which boils down to essentially being an X2 with larger display, newer motoblur, and LTE) doesn’t really make all that much sense, and in that circumstance the X2 seems like a better purchase. Likewise, if you’re an X owner and already have a dock, case, extra battery, and are looking for much faster hardware to upgrade to (or perhaps have recently broken a Droid X), the X2 is an easy shoe-in. I guess it all boils down to each individual situation.

Source : http://www.anandtech.com/show/4483/motorola-droid-x2-review-a-droid-x-with-tegra-2/

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